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I wonder how much the bars have raised their prices.:ermm:
It looks like the increase is a pretty high percentage for the cheaper places.
I think I read the price for a small Presidente is going up by 10P.
Doesn't sound like much but for places that used to sell them for around 50P, this is a 20% increase and they will probably raise their prices by more than just the 10P for a total of 30% or more.
A place like Mangu with a hug markup already could afford to just tack on an extra 10P or so for much less proportional difference but if they jack it up by 1/3 or so it will be a bit expensive.:surprised
It looks like the increase is a pretty high percentage for the cheaper places.
I think I read the price for a small Presidente is going up by 10P.
Doesn't sound like much but for places that used to sell them for around 50P, this is a 20% increase and they will probably raise their prices by more than just the 10P for a total of 30% or more.
A place like Mangu with a hug markup already could afford to just tack on an extra 10P or so for much less proportional difference but if they jack it up by 1/3 or so it will be a bit expensive.:surprised
Rum and Coke
I went to my favorite watering hols last evening in Puerto Plata and ordered a Cuba Libra (Rum & Coke) I was Informed they had to raise the price from .50 Pesos to .70 Pesos............OK granted they give me a double shot as a regular!
However this is a Dominican Bar and not a Gringo Tourist Trap!..... what is the local Dominican guy to do now?
.70 Pesos for a shot. I could be wrong but I think the Expat business is definitely going to take a hit, not to mention the Dominican Trade.
I stand to be corrected?
I went to my favorite watering hols last evening in Puerto Plata and ordered a Cuba Libra (Rum & Coke) I was Informed they had to raise the price from .50 Pesos to .70 Pesos............OK granted they give me a double shot as a regular!
However this is a Dominican Bar and not a Gringo Tourist Trap!..... what is the local Dominican guy to do now?
.70 Pesos for a shot. I could be wrong but I think the Expat business is definitely going to take a hit, not to mention the Dominican Trade.
I stand to be corrected?
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apostropheman
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Don't Laugh
I used to pass that stuff off for years and the girls thought they won the lottery...................Even got change back.
damn, what about "pioneer bucks"?
:bunny:
I used to pass that stuff off for years and the girls thought they won the lottery...................Even got change back.
Years ago I bought a stack of Chinese ghost money, the kind burned during the Chinese New Year celebrations and as offerings to the dead, in a Chinese grocery store in Santo Domingo. I then distribuited the bills as gifts among my poor neighbors in Azua, and spread the word around to neighboring rural colmados that I would pay a premium of 10 percent on the bills presented for payment at my premises. At one moment I had about 100.000 pesos worth of bills in circulation, and only paying out weekly an average of about 5.000 pesos worth.